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531. Cotton MS Augustus II 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 1
Title:
William Vertue (?), Design for a proposed funerary monument for King Henry VI of England (r. 1422–1461, 1470–1471) at Westminster Abbey
Scope & Content:
Design in pen and grey-brown washes for a monument proposed for the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey constructed by King Henry VII, linked to an effort to canonize Henry VI. The shrine was never built: a tomb for Henry VII and his queen was instead erected on the site. Inscribed in a 17th-centu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1510-1515
Extent:

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532. Cotton MS Augustus II 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 2
Title:
Grant of King Hlothhere of Kent (673–685) to Abbot Beorhtwald (archbishop of Canterbury 692–731) and his monastery
Scope & Content:
King Hlothhere of Kent grants land at Westanæ in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, and at Sturry, Kent, to Abbot Beorhtwald and his monastery; dated May 679, Reculver (Sawyer, no. 8). The earliest surviving single-sheet Anglo-Saxon charter.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
679
Extent:

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533. Cotton MS Augustus II 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 3
Title:
Grant of King Æthelbald of the Mercians (d. 757) to Cyneberht, comes
Scope & Content:
King Æthelbald of the Mercians and of the South Angli grants ten hides (cassati) at Ismere by the river Stour and land at Brochyl in Morfe forest, Worcestershire, to Cyneberht, comes, for the construction of a minster: dated 736 (Sawyer, no. 56). Endorsed in a 10th-century hand, ‘Norð stur.’; a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
736
Extent:

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534. Cotton MS Augustus II 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 4
Title:
Grant of King Offa of the Mercians (d. 796) to Dudda, minister
Scope & Content:
King Offa of the Mercians grants to Duddonus (Dudda), minister, 4 hides (cassatae) near Salmonsbury in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire; dated 779, Hartleford, Gloucestershire, confirmed at Gumley, Leicestershire (Sawyer, no. 114). Endorsed in a 9th- or 10th-century hand, ‘burhtunes boc’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
779
Extent:

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535. Cotton MS Augustus II 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 5
Title:
Grant and confirmation of King Wulfhere of the Mercians (d. 675) to St Peter’s, Medeshamstede
Scope & Content:
King Wulfhere of the Mercians confirms and grants to St Peter’s Minster, Medeshamstede land at Peterborough (Medeshamstede), Thorpe Hall, Dogsthorpe, Eastfield near Peterborough, Newark, Garton End, Eye, Werrington, Gunthorpe, Peakirk, Glinton, Deeping Gate, Peakirk Marsh, Eye Marsh, the hermita...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 14th century-Early 15th century
Extent:

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536. Cotton MS Augustus II 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 6
Title:
Grant of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975) to Pershore Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Edgar grants to Pershore Abbey privileges and restoration of land at Pershore, and of 10 hides (mansi) at Bricklehampton, 10 at Comberton, 5 at Pensham in Pershore St Andrew, 16 at Eckington, 10 at Birlingham, 10 at Defford, 10 at Strensham, 10 at Besford, land at Cromban (? Croombe Perry i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
972
Extent:

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537. Cotton MS Augustus II 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 7
Title:
Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A.', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975)
Scope & Content:
Letter of Godfrey, archdeacon of Worcester, addressed to 'Pope A', certifying the authenticity of a charter of King Edgar of England (r. 959–975), which grants privileges and the restoration of land to Pershore Abbey. Godfrey's confirmation of the document's authenticity is based on its three se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

538. Cotton MS Augustus II 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 8
Title:
Grant of King Cnut (r. 1016-1035) to Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Scope & Content:
King Cnut grants privileges and renders of fish from Welle (Upwell and Outwell), Norfolk, and of eels from Lakenheath, Suffolk, to Bury St Edmunds Abbey; 1021 × 1023, spurious (Sawyer, no. 980). Endorsed in a 15th- or 16th-century hand, ‘Carta Regis Canuti’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

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539. Cotton MS Augustus II 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 9
Title:
Grant of King Wiglaf of the Mercians (fl. 827–c. 840) to the minster at Hanbury, Worcestershire
Scope & Content:
King Wiglaf of the Mercians grants privileges to the minster at Hanbury, Worcestershire, in return for the surrender to the king of 20 hides at Iddeshale (? Idsall, Salop.), land at Hæccaham (? Hanbury, Worcs.), 10 hides at Felda by Weoduman (? in Beanhall in Feckenham, Worcs.), and in return fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
836
Extent:

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540. Cotton MS Augustus II 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus II 10
Title:
Grant of King Coenwulf of the Mercians (d. 821) to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury (d. 832)
Scope & Content:
King Coenwulf of the Mercians grants two sulungs (aratra) at Appincg lond near Rainham, two sulungs at Suithhunincg lond at Graveney, and two and a half tenements (hagae) in Canterbury, Kent, to Archbishop Wulfred of Canterbury in return for 126 mancuses; dated 1 August 811, London (Sawyer, no. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 9th century
Extent:

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